On Tuesday, Nick's sister Bernadette Cummins vented her frustration over the fan backlash, responding to a Facebook comment from a family friend which applauded the Honey Badger for making the "right choice".

"Why is honesty so hard for some people?" Bernadette wrote back, according to Daily Mail Australia. "I get the disappointment, but the bad mouthing, really?"

Nick has stayed silent on the ending apart from a prerecorded appearance on The Sunday Project which was slammed by fans

Meanwhile Nick's brother Jacob also shared a supportive message for his sports star sibling on his Instagram story, tagging him alongside a quote which read: "Gossip dies when it hits a wise person's ears."

Nick's family featured several times in this year's Bachelor and were flown over to New Caledonia to meet the top two finalists.